Turbine.



; WIT NE 88E 8 E. ANDERSON.

TURBINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 13'. 1912.

' Patented'Apr. 13, 1915.

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ATTORNEY v THE NORRIS PETERS C0,. FHOTC-LITHO-. WASHINGTON, D, C.

E. ANDERSON.

TURBINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. I3. 1912.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

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INVENTOR 6% m WITNESSES EMIL nnnnnson, or NEW YORK, n. Y., ASSIGNOR .ro rnn unrvnnsnn TURBINE COMPANY, or JERSEY our NEW JERSEY, .e CORPORATION or new Jnnsn j TURBINE.

Specification 'of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 13, 1912. Serial No. 714,906.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of New York, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Turbine- Engines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

This invention relates to a novel form of fluid turbine engines and its object is to provide an efficient apparatus of this character which is readily reversible and which is of simple construction.

I will describe my invention in the following specification and then point out the novel features thereof in appended claims.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 -.is

a sectional side elevation of a turbine em-' bodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional end elevation of the same apparatus, the section being taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

i transverse Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the figures.

1O designates an annular frame upon which the other parts of the apparatus are supported. This is open at 11:50 thatthe exhaust motive fluid may pass out through it and through the base upon which it rests to the air or to a condenser. To thev sides of this annular frame are affixed side plates 1213 each of which is provided with a bearing and with a stuffing box for the rotor shaft 14. The rotor comprises a hub 20 which is keyed to a shaft from the center of which projects a flange 21. At the outside of this flange is a rim 22 which projects in a direction parallel with the shaft to either side of the flange. rim are fastened two annular side members 23-24. These parts form two parallel annular troughs which are open inwardly and which are connected by grooves 25 across the inner surface of the rim 22. In these troughs are the rotor rings 26 which divide each trough into a plurality of parallel annular channels. These are preferably corrugated to make the channels for the motive fluid wavy in form.

casing 31in which is a slide valve 32 which allows the fluid to pass into the turbine To this cut diagonally through either the pipe 33 or the pipe 34. The pipe 33 is connected with amotive fluid chest 15 formed in the side plate 13 and is further controlled by a valve 35 by means "of which the passage through-it may be adjusted in sizeor closed.

A plurality of openings 16 spaced about, the chest 15 lead into expansion nozzles 17 Patented Am. 13, 1915.

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which are directed outwardly and are adapted to lead the motive fluid into the annular channels inone sideof the rotor from the r inside and at oblique angles. These nozzles are preferably spacedso closely that they the open side of cover the greater part of one of the rotor troughs.

The other sideplate12 is-constructed'to' form another chest 18 with-which the pipe 34 is connected and in this connection i's also a valve similar to valve 35. 1 Connected with this chest 18 are a plurality of nozin the opposite direction.

The shaft 14 is capable of a longitudinal f g. zles 19 similar tothe nozzles 17 but inclined y movement which may be imparted to it'by v a lever 36 which is connected with it and is also connected with the slide valve 32 by a rod 37. I

When the shaft is moved over to its ex- "treme left hand position,- the left hand trough of the rotor is in alinement with the nozzles 17. When in this position the slide valve 32 shuts off communication between the supply pipe 30 and the pipe-34:- which leads to chest 18,andopens communication between the supply pipe 33 and,"if valve 35 is open, to the nozzles 16." Thus the motive fluid may pass through the nozzles 16 into one side of the rotor andthis of course has a tendency; to drive the rotor. The, fluid a may then pass through the grooves 25 into the other side of the rotor to further impel it and may thence pass intothe space within the turbine casing and out through the passagell, 1 V 1 When the rotor shaft is moved over to its right hand position, the other trough-like side of the rotor is'brought into alinement with the nozzles 19, which will now be in communication with the supply pipe 30 because of the shifted position ofthe slide valve 32', and because these nozzles are'inclined in a direction opposed to the inclination 'of'the nozzles 17 this will cause the motive fluid to drive the rotor in the opposite direction.

What I claim is: 1. In a turbine, a rotor, a plurality of fixed nozzles in different positions in relation to the width of the rotor, connections I from a motive fluid supply to said nozzles, means for moving the rotor longitudinally into operative relation with one or the other of said nozzles, and means interconnected with said rotor movement means for cutting oil the motive fluid from the nozzle or nozzles which are not in operative relation with the rotor.

2. In a turbine, a rotor, a nozzle for causing the rotor to be impelled in one direction, another nozzle for causing the rotor to be impelled in the reverse direction, said nozzles being in different positions in relation to the width of the rotor, and means for changing the relative longitudinal positions of the rotor and the nozzles to bring the rotor into operative relation to one or the other of said nozzles.

3. In a turbine, a rotor, a fluid nozzle for impelling the rotor in one direction, another-fixed nozzle for impelling the rotor in the reverse direction, said nozzles being in different positions in relation to the width ofithe rotor, connections from a motive fluid supply to said nozzles, means for moving the rotor longitudinally into operative relation with one or the other of said nozzles, and means simultaneously actuated with the longitudinal movement of the rotor for cutting off the motive fluid from the nozzle which is not in operative relation with the rotor.

4. In a turbine, a rotor, a fixed nozzle for impelling the rotor in one direction, another fixed nozzle for impelling the rotor in the reverse direction, said nozzles being in different positions in relation to the width of the rotor, connections froma motive fluid supply to said nozzles, a regulating valve in each of said connections, manual means for moving the rotor longitudinally into operative relation with one or the other of said nozzles, and a valve simultaneously actuated with the longitudinal movement of the rotor for cutting oil the motive fluid from the nozzle which is not in operative relation with the rotor.

5. In a turbine, a rotor, a set of circumferentially arranged nozzles positioned to cause the rotor to be impelled in one direction, another set of circumferentially arranged nozzles positioned to cause the rotor to be impelled in the reverse direction, each of said sets of nozzles being in diflerent positions in relation to the width of the rotor, and means for changing the relative longitudinal positions of the rotor and the sets of nozzles to bring the rotor into operative relation to one or the other of said sets of nozzles.

6. In a turbine, a rotor, a set of fixed nozzles for impelling' the rotor in one direction, another set of fixed nozzles for impelling the rotor in the reverse direction, each set of nozzles being in different positions in relation to the width of the rotor, connections from a motive fluid supply to each set of said connections, manual means for moving the rotor longitudinally into operative relation with one or the other of said sets of nozzles, and a valve simultaneously actuated with the longitudinal movement of V the rotor for cutting off the motive fluid from the set of nozzles which is not in operative relation with the rotor.

7. in a turbine, a rotor, nozzles in difierent positions in relation to the width of ti e rotor arranged to introduce motive fluid into the rotor from the inside, and means for changing the relative longitudinal positions of the rotor and the nozzles to bring the rotor into operative relation with one or another of said nozzles.

8. In a turbine, a rotor, a nozzle for causing the rotor to be impelled in one direction, another nozzle for causing the rotor to be impelled in the reverse direction, said nozzles being in di-fierent positions in relation to the width of the rotor and arranged to introduce motive fluid into the rotor from the inside, and means for changing the relative longitudinal positions of the rotor and the nozzles to bring the rotor into operative relation to one or the other of said nozzles.

9. In a turbine, a rotor, a set of circumferentially arranged nozzles positioned to cause a rotor to be impelled in one direction, another set of circumterentially arranged nozzles positioned to cause the rotor to be impelled in the reverse direction, each of said sets of nozzles being in difierent positions in relation to the width of the rotor and arranged to introduce motive fluid into the rotor from the inside, and means for changing the relative longitudinal positions of the rotor and the sets of nozzles to bring the rotor into operative relation to one or the other of said sets of nozzles.

10. In a turbine, a rotor having near its periphery two trough-like annular structures, a nozzle arranged to introduce motive fluid into one of said structures, another nozzle arranged to introduce motive fluid into the other structure, and means for changing the relative longitudinal positions of the rotor and the nozzles to bring either one or the other of said structures into operative relation with its respective nozzle.

11. In a turbine, a rotor having near its periphery two trough-like annular structures transversely connected, a nozzle arranged to introduce motive fluid into one of said structures, another nozzle arranged to introduce motive fluid into the other structure, and means for moving the rotor longitudinally to bring either one or the other of said structures into operative relation With its respective nozzle.

12. In a turbine, a rotor having near its periphery two parallel trough-like structures transversely connected and open in- Wardly, a nozzle for causing the rotor tojbe impelled in the one direction, another nozzle for causing the rotor to be impelled in the reverse direction, said nozzles being in different positions in relation to the Width of the rotor and arranged to introduce'motive fluid into the rotor through the open sides of said troughs, and means for changing the relative longitudinal positions of the rotor and the nozzles to bring the rotor into operative relation to one or the other of said nozzles.

13. In a turbine, a rotor having near its periphery two parallel trough-like structures transversely connected and open in- Wardly, a set of circumierentially arranged nozzles positioned to cause the rotor to be impelled in one direction, another set of circumferentially arranged nozzles positioned to cause the rotor to be impelled in the reverse direction, each of said sets of nozzles being in different positions in relation to the Width ofthe rotor and arranged to fit Within the open sides of said troughs, and means for changing the relative longitudinal positions of the rotor and the sets of nozzles to bring the rotor into operative relation With one or tures transversely connected and open in Wardly, rotor rings in each of said structures dividing them into a plurality of parallelchannels, a nozzle for causing the rotor to be impelled in one direction, another nozzle for causing the rotor to be impelled in the reverse direction, said nozzles being in difi'erent positions in relation to the Width of the rotor and arranged to fit Within the open sides of said troughs and to introduce motive fluid into said channels from the inside, and means for changing the relative longitudinal positions of the rotor and the nozzles to bring one or the other of said trough-like portions of the rotor into operative relation With its respective nozzle.

15. In a turbine, a rotor having near its periphery two parallel trough-like structures transversely connected and open in- Wardly, corrugated rotor rlngs in each of '60 one direction, another set of circumferentially arranged nozzles positioned to cause the rotor to be impelled in the reverse direction, each of said'sets of nozzles being in diiierent positions in relation to the Width of the rotor, arranged toiit Within the open sides of said troughs and to introduce motive fluid into said channels from the inside, and means for changing the relative longitudinal. positions of the rotor and thesetsof nozzles to bring the rotor into operative relation to one or the other of said sets of nozzles.

16. In a turbine, a rotor having near its periphery tWO, parallel trough-like structures transversely connected and open inwardly, corrugated rotor rings in each of said structures dividing them into a plurality of parallel Wavy-like channels, a set of circumferentially arranged nozzles positioned to cause the rotor to be impelled in one direction, another set of circumferentially arranged nozzles positioned to cause a the rotor to be impelled in the reverse direction, each of said sets of nozzles being in different positions in relation to the Width of the rotor, arranged to fit Within the open sides of said troughs and to introduce motive fluid into said channels from the inside, connections from a. motive fluid supply to said nozzles, and means for changing the relative longitudinal positions of the rotor and the sets of nozzles to bring the rotor into operative relation to one or the other of said sets of nozzles; and a valve simultaneously actuated With the longitu-fl v dinal movement of the rotorfor cutting oif' the motive fluid from the set of nozzles EMIL ANDERSON. Witnessesz. v

R. J. DEARBORN,

ERNEST W. MARSHALL.

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